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Soleniscus sosiensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrocheilus sosiensis was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Rocca di San Benedetto, calcare compatto, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Soleniscus sosiensis by Clapham (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Macrocheilus sosiensis Gemmellaro p. 124 figs. Pl 14, figs 19,20
2015Soleniscus sosiensis Clapham

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusSoleniscus
speciessosiensis()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Soleniscus sosiensis Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height118.0

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wordian or 268.80000 to 265.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian268.8 - 265.1Italy Macrocheilus sosioensis (type locality: 108566)